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Sir Thomas Berkeley, KB (11 July 1575 – 22 November 1611) was the son and heir apparent of Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley, and a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire from 1604 until 1611.
Sir Thomas Berkeley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 July 1575 |
| Died | 22 November 1611 |
| Noble family | Berkeley |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Carey |
| Issue | George Berkeley, 8th Baron Berkeley |
| Father | Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley |
| Mother | Katherine Howard |
Thomas Berkeley was the son of Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley (d. 26 November 1613), by his first wife, Katherine Howard (d. 7 April 1596), third daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, and Frances de Vere, daughter of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth Trussell.[1]
Berkeley matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 27 June 1590 at the age of 14. On 2 February 1589 he entered Gray's Inn. He was created a Knight of the Bath on 25 July 1603 at the coronation of King James I.[2] In 1604 he was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire.[3]
Berkeley died on 22 November 1611 at the age of 37.[3]
Berkeley married Elizabeth Carey, daughter and sole heir of George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon,[3] and his wife, Elizabeth Spencer:
- Theophila, born at her maternal grandparents' house at Blackfriars, London, 11 December 1596.[4] She married Robert, eldest surviving son of Edward Coke.[5]
- George Berkeley, 8th Baron Berkeley, baptized 26 October 1601 at Low Leyton, Essex.[6]
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